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ill add this : Globals are mighty fine knives. they are not Watanabe's or similar quality other hand forged and fashioned japanese knives. a long time ago , I splurged on a Global , BB@B w co0upon ! the issue w them is they are difficult to sharpen. KnifeForum types suggest the steel is sticky . I have no idea what that means I used to use water stones , and for a long while had a water stone ' wheel ' w different stones. Hitachi ! it helped a lot. EdgePro was suggested specifically for the Globals so I moved to EdgePro , took my time , and got a very very fine edge on them. it did take time , but I very much enjoyed both the ' handle ' and different sizes. its my understanding there are a very large number of Globals that are not exported from Japan to BB&B . they are a pleasure to use and real workhorses. the steel on a Watanabe is quite different. I still use the EP w great success im no longer able to ' free hand ' Watanabe and I guessing similar steel does chip , w the tiniest tap on something ceramic. Globals do not. My gl0bal collection moved to a friends house he has EdgePro. He has a few Watanabe's. The Globals the family now has live in a wooden knife block and are used by the entire adult family w pleasure . remember , they are razor sharp due to the EdgePro. The Watanabe's are ' by appointment only ' and appointments are not easy to obtain. But the Globals fill the families need very pleasantly. @Dr. Teeth has given you excellent advise .

@JoNorvelleWalker thank you for that. So informative . now I have to consider a Watanabe single bevel knife. its going to be buzzing and buzzing until I give up. I use my EdgePro w the Watanabe's to 4000 grit. think of the time savings if I only have to sharpen one side !

more info from APO's: """ Yes, the Oven that you'd be receiving will have the most current firmware version with it. If the Oven fulfills its cooking functionalities, then we can consider it to be working perfectly. Once you receive the Oven and you want to find out the current firmware version of it, make sure first that the Oven is connected to the app. Then, Launch Anova App > Profile > Settings > Oven Details > Firmware Version. """ they still think I have WiFi and an App ! BTW : an early version of the circulator had WiFi and bluetooth. its the one I use . manually and as I understand it from eG : bluetooth chip is cheap I wonder why APO only has WiFi . Ah , of course : to collect info and then .... w the info ?

@TdeV indeed CSO Steam Clean is fine for me. Rational CombiOvens and all of that ilk SteamClean being Plumbed-In drains and all Just Like your DishWasher ! saving up might get you some some day ! I do wish I had the link : someone here posted some time ago about getting a Rational nice sized one w Vents to Code and I dont have the link and w thew additional expense of 3-phase power to boot.

well , MC and his HotSpot ! if they upgraded the WiFi to current Im fine although, my many Pals @ MyLocal would be seriously amused that I up-date an Oven at The Local. BTW : some time ago , not that long ago but in the Era Before Anova undated their circulators to both have WiFi and BlueTooth OK I have that model , and did indeed D/L the App for my iPod remember those ? there was a fine discussion her re : Chips : not Potato or Kale re : the econo0mics of Chisp Bluetooth and possibly WiFi chis were as I remember were quite cheap. Ive noted the APO , and the BoraBora team chose not to include a bluetooth chip with the WiFi chip interesting , very interesting Yawn but think about it : They Want To Hear From You more or less continently DataMining ? I don't even know what that means but the option to earn a billions of a cent real co0pper cents must have made the AnovaMasters salivate

my father didn't cook much. a few things , outstanding-ly done : slow grilled leg of lamb , w lots of slivered garlic etc ( see , food-ish ) as he got older , he would forget recent books he had read. he looked forward to me visiting , as Id make a selection from the Local Library for him ( not the University Library ) he read Michael Connolley's " Blood Work " at least 4 times . couldn't put it down ( highly recommended as a stand alone MC ) so there is that .

I did get a very prompt answer : """ Thanks for reaching out. If the Oven is working perfectly with its current firmware version, then you may leave it as is. Just kindly ensure it's not connected to your WiFi, so it won't automatically update when a newer firmware version is released. I hope this helps! Lester Lloyd Mayao Anova Culinary "" I did reference Catch - 22 just in case Im hopefully , as they ship out the APO it comes w the latest then again , w shipping delays ...

I emailed Anova I read the manual . ( unusual ! ) happy to wait for their response. distilled water , eh ? no SteamClean a la CSO ?

a question for Firmware'd up APO users: lets say , you firm up the shipped APO will the APO work , more or less W/O WiFi constantly on ? a la CSO ? my current plan is this : My library is near by. it has WiFi , electrical outlets , and carts ie they would lend me one for a few minutes. might have to ' check it out ' Ha Ha a friend of mine , and myself take the APO to the library , use their cart ( not the book-carts ) wheel it in to a computer table etc etc wheel it back to the car. now , do I have a CSO ( manual , thank you ) that's a bit bigger ? using only the buttons on the APO ? the experiment would probably require you to turn off your WiFI for a few minutes and see. getting your WiFi working again as before is up t you. Id appreciate hearing about y0ur results .

Im a very big fan of JP. please read " Apprentice " if you have not already. there is a story in that book concerning Cow Heads. hilarious.

@gfweb not Garten. she seems to only have ' very dear friends ' unless she meant Expensive.

everything you need to know a about SV is right here on eG. its a long thread , so take your time. the longer the thread , the more info for you to put a probe into meat that's sealed in a bag : make sure your probe is as thin as possible. use insulating foam tape , that you rip off a roll: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Armacell-2-in-x-30-ft-R-1-Foam-Insulation-Tape-TAP18230/100539553?MERCH=REC-_-searchViewed-_-NA-_-100539553-_-N this version is not unique , but you get the idea. make sure the bag is dry , fix the sticky side to the bag carefully insert your thin probe through the spongy part into the meat and then carefully put the bag in the SV bath. might take some experience so there is no leak if you get a leak , re-bag the item and try again. eventually you will realize timing the meat is not very important once you understand the underlying principles of SV : Time in the bath : tenderness . temp of the bath , thus eventually the bagged item is doneness : rare , medium etc. and the time in the bath for meat is very forgiving remember , if you set you bath to , say 135 F the meat is not going to get to 140 F the longer you leave th meat @ 135 the more tender it gets within reason

@weinoo fantastic looking meat and sausage ! interesting business model : they only post ' deposit ' prices ? total price : must be a sort of shock

@chileheadmike Airis Johnson https://www.inregister.com/cuisine/making-cut-airis-johnson-brings-louisiana-roots-big-screen-big-city https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoTyle_Y-2A Sara's WeekNightMeals , Season 10 , episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLsdYGXn4bo fine show.

at the very top of delicious

@Duvel Ill call that style ' Delicious " its one of my favorite styles and I hope to make something like this CSO sizes soon.

I went to SweetMaria's as in the past I think they had an article about peaberries but I couldn't find it Google got me a lot then this ; https://perfectdailygrind.com/2020/03/what-are-peaberry-coffee-beans-the-myths-the-reality/ this is more or less how I remember it from SM of note : there is not ' peaberry ' strain . peaberry beans are had selected from the same group of plants so an individual plant might have some peaberries and mostly regular beans My guess ; identical roasting of both types of beans would give you a very similar cup. it is alleged peaberry is sweeter than its regular bean neighboor but id say a lot of marketing is involed and the price increase for peaberry ( from a good supplier or not ) reflects increased labor costs. all if you roast ( from the same plants ) both types of beans together the peaberry will not roast the same as the regular bean when roasting together peaberry is significantly denser.

@Steve Irby im interested in your Rx for those delicious looking RedBliss potatoes. thank you.

@blue_dolphin what a treat having a place like that ' near you '

@blue_dolphin sounds delicious was the lemon boiled w the seafood + ? interesting idea.

No changes here: Milano's , in Mint. Ice Cold Milk.

@shain your veg. bolognasie sounds interesting please share the Rx ?

SMSM is the best. I remember it well. I was younger then , and went for ' medium ' on the fatty scale. survived !

Don't knock Campbell's ' cream ' soups . while starting to cook for myself , these various incarnations ( mushroom , chicken ) elevated my dinners on weekends . I little table wine , can of CrSoup , chicken breasts or thighs on the bone , baked were pretty tasty adding a little dried herbs ( not ground ) notched the dishes up quite a bit.

consider this experiment : one sample ' neat ' a second sample : ' neat ' + 25 % cold water. temp of each ~ 60 f or so. maybe 55 F. and decide. a little water ( not too much ) tames a bit of the fire , but the flavor is still there.